Subsea Services
A new Subsea Services Activity
The start of production of a number of deep offshore oil fields in the last decade has generated new and growing deepwater maintenance and repair needs*.
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In this context, BOURBON has expanded its line of services by launching a new Offshore Activity named Subsea Services, offering IMR services (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair).
Building on an initial successful experience in this segment in West Africa through its MPSV fleet and its Engineering and Management subsidiary Bourbon Offshore Gaia, BOURBON has decided to expand both its line of services and its resources, completing it with the expertise of DNT Offshore, a company that operates subsea robots for IMR, which was acquired in December 2007 and is recognized for the qualification of its team and the quality of its fleet of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
In order to keep pace with the strong growth in this new Activity and strengthen the existing fleet of 12 vessels, BOURBON has already placed orders for 15 vessels, including the latest order for a series of 10 GPA 696 IMR vessels for 450 million euros, whose design is specifically adapted to this type of operations.
The Horizon 2012 plan also targets investment in its fleets of ROV’s increasing the number from 7 to 21 units by 2012.
BOURBON’s new Subsea Services Activity includes the following:
Engineering and Management services for IMR operations
Backed by a long experience on the IMR market, Bourbon Offshore Gaia offers recognized expertise in engineering and services, such as installation engineering and a definition of work procedures, design and supply of specific equipment or supervision and execution of offshore installation work, feedback management and updating of trends in subsea structures and project management.
Modern, efficient IMR support vessels for subsea and surface operations
BOURBON offers its clients latest generation IMR vessels, adapted to the specific demands and needs required by deepwater inspection, maintenance and repair interventions.
Remotely Operated Vehicles and experienced operators
DNT Offshore, BOURBON’s latest subsidiary, has six years of experience and a fleet of seven ROVs to conduct a wide variety of inspection, maintenance and repair operations on subsea structures.
Thus, through its subsidiary Bourbon Subsea Services, BOURBON is able to offer its most demanding clients a full range of modular services based on modern resources as well as recognized experienced personnel, trained in the most recent techniques.
Backed by these assets and investments planned in connection with the Horizon 2012 strategic plan, thanks to which it will be able to expand its fleets of IMR vessels and ROVs, BOURBON now sees promising prospects opening up in this booming market.
* More: Offshore oil and gas operations, an ever-changing market
